Archive for August, 2008
Flat Vs. Round World
Flat Vs. Round World, originally uploaded by armanz. Tweet
Amazing mussels and chips at Spinnakers' Brewpub, Victoria
Amazing mussels and chips at Spinnakers’ Brewpub, Victoria, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Chips and Rouille are quite good, and the Mussels are huge and fresh, caught nearby, as one would expect. $12 Tweet
Olympic Training for Small Countries
I watched with sympathy the agony of Canada’s dearth of medals for the first week of the Olympics. Based on this and the fact (discussed on television ad nauseum) that smaller countries had won medals, the following is a set of elements which could be used to create a national strategy, beyond exhortation of corporate [...]
Tales of Virtualization in the Pacific Northwest
July 21st, nearly 7 years to the day that I moved to Hawaii, I packed up 7 boxes, and three bags, gave the boxes to UPS and took the bags onto a Northwest flight. Note that when I arrived in Hawaii I had two 7x4x4 crates follow me, shipped as a partial container load. Since [...]
Yaletown, Vancouver
Yaletown, Vancouver, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Tweet
Gateway to the Northwest Passage
Gateway to the Northwest Passage, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. 1980 Commemorative Statue to Capt. George Vancouver by Vancouver artist Alan Chung Hung Vancouver never did find the Northwest Passage, though he did refute the incorrect assumption that it was at a lower latitude. Tweet
Where am I from? Where did I grow up?
Q: Where are you from? A: Many places. A: All over. Q: Where did you grow up? A: That would assume I have. A: I’m not sure that I have. A: That hasn’t happened yet. (clearly this dialogue is evidence of its own statement) Ok, so I’m a ham. I entertain myself with these same [...]
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